US President Donald Trump has once again expressed confidence that Ukraine and Russia are close to ending the war. Details: Trump said he would like Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "sit down and make a deal".

With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his neighbor that could put even more pressure on Kyiv.

Russian forces have begun a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, including the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to the Ukrainian military and analysts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose nation has been at war with Russia for years, has indicated that there is evidence that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London on Tuesday for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the British government said, as European countries look to keep international attention on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while the unfolding Iran war engages world leaders.

Ukraine is increasingly relying on M113 armored personnel carriers due to their availability and the demands of the modern drone-heavy battlefield.

Ukraine has stepped up ⁠drone ⁠attacks on Russian oil refineries and export routes over ​recent weeks in an attempt to weaken Russia's war economy. Ust-Luga and Primorsk, on the Gulf of ​Finland, were forced to suspend exports of oil ⁠and ⁠crude on Sunday after ⁠drone ​attacks but they had restarted loadings on Monday,